Clifton Holt

Little Savannah Restaurant and Bar, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Chef Clifton Holt
A "homegrown" Chef hailing from Cullman, Alabama, Chef Clif has lived in Alabama his entire life. Chef Clif's deep appreciation for food was inspired at a young age through his Grandmother. Chef served in the U.S. Navy before pursuing a career in engineering and design but soon realized his passion was pulling him into a different direction.
Chef Clif made the decision to go after his dream and get into the culinary field. Chef began his career by working with several notable Chefs and restaurants before finally making his lifetime dream a reality in 2003, when he opened his own restaurant. That is when Little Savannah Restaurant & Bar was born and Chef Clif easily named his new restaurant, after another love in his life - his daughter Savannah.

Chef Clif started out the restaurant with only 15 seats and quickly realized that he had something great going on and decided to expand Little Savannah Restaurant & Bar by adding on to the building. Although, Little Savannah has changed through out the years - one thing has remained the same, Chef Clif's dedication, drive and pursuit to only serve the finest of ingredients including growing his own herbs and vegetables, like okra - bell peppers - jalapeño peppers - onions - corn - beans - greens and fruit, to just name a few.

Michael Blackie

Your Host Ottawa

Born in Leicestershire, England, and raised in Montreal, Michael has been cooking for over 30 years on three continents. During this time, he’s worked at some of the world’s finest hotels including the Windsor Arms Hotel (Toronto) and the Oberoi (Bali), an exclusive five-star facility voted the world’s best boutique resort by Leading Hotels of the World (2002) and listed on Condé Nast’s “hot list” while he was present. Among his many career highlights, Chef Blackie held Executive Sous Chef and acting Chef positions at the prestigious and world renowned Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, China.

In 2003 Michael returned to Canada and was the opening executive chef at Brookstreet Hotel (Ottawa), which after just three months under his leadership, the property was awarded the prestigious four-diamond rating from CAA for both the rooms and main restaurant.

In 2009 Michael joined the National Arts Centre as the Executive Chef and Director of food & beverage, One of his achievements was delivering the highest revenue for the NAC Food and beverage division in its 30 years of operation in 2012.

In 2013 Michael developed and opened his first signature food & beverage operation in the west end of Ottawa called “NeXT” it was quickly recognized for its innovative cuisine along with its sharing dining menu concept that has consistently maintained it as one of the top signature restaurants in the greater Ottawa region.

RECEPTION | 6 pm
We begin with a hip cocktail reception in our “Casual Dining Room” where guests meet the chefs. We will have chef crafted cocktails along with canapés that represent their cuisine. At 6:30pm Visiting chefs with Chef Blackie will showcase cooking techniques from the dinner to come in a fun engaging live demonstration.

DINNER | 7 pm
We move to the Grand Room for dinner each Chef will intro their course, coupled with our open concept kitchen the evening will be electric with creativity along with the sights and sounds of cooking coming from the kitchen!

FOOD$115^ | per person 9 dish sharing menu, includes one cocktail and canapés during reception.

BEVERAGE$38^ | Three glasses of wine (5oz pours)
*Please note we require pre-ordering of wine flights with you reservation

READY TO BOOK
Click on the purple “Make a Reservation” bar, Choose your date, provide your personal information and your all set! Need help call us at 613-836-8002 or email us at 3chefs@nextfood.ca

KINDLY NOTE
– Three Chefs | One Dinner is limited to a number of 150 guests. As such NeXT requires a credit card on file in order to secure your reservation. No charges will be taken until end of event when bill is presented.
– Cancellations cannot be accepted less than 72 hours. a no show fee of $50.00 per guest will be applied.
– Menu is an expression of the chef’s passion and craft, as such modifications to the menu or dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated.
^ Pricing is exclusive of tax and gratuity.
* menus will be available online 5 days prior to event dates.
^ Costco gift cards will not be accepted on these nights.
* Please note we require pre-ordering of these wine flights, NeXT team will be in touch to confirm your intentions one week prior.